Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2011-04-06 10:11
JHoyla got it right, especially the part about nicks.
A more expensive knife with harder metals keeps its cutting egde and is much less frustrating: that's why I'll gladly pay $130 for a Graf rather than $30 for a Vitry.
---- near-dry scraping ---
What I should add is that the reed tip, including your rebound-line, is much easier to scrape near-dry. What I mean by that is don't scrape it right out of the soaking dish or right out of your mouth. Do wet the reed and play on it, but let it dry about 30 seconds before scraping the tip. This requires a lighter knife stroke, but it really helps and provides more control, especially with the nicks.
Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music
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